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Prehistoric · Hut Circle Settlement

Gwern Engan Concentric Enclosed Hut Circle

Conwy, Wales
Cadw SAM CN299
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Hut Circle Settlement
Broad class
Domestic
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Gwern Engan Concentric Enclosed Hut Circle is a prehistoric domestic settlement located in Conwy, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CN299. The site consists of a hut circle featuring concentric earthwork enclosures, a form typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in Wales, though occupation may have extended across earlier prehistoric periods. The concentric circular arrangement of banks and ditches surrounding the domestic structure reflects settlement practices common to upland and marginal areas of North Wales during the later prehistoric period. The monument remains an important archaeological record of domestic organisation and settlement hierarchy in prehistoric Wales, preserving evidence of how individual households were spatially organised within defended or bounded domestic spaces.

Gwern Engan Concentric Enclosed Hut Circle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN299. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Gwern Engan Concentric Enclosed Hut Circle?

Gwern Engan Concentric Enclosed Hut Circle is a prehistoric domestic settlement located in Conwy, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CN299. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN299.

What period does Gwern Engan Concentric Enclosed Hut Circle date from?

Gwern Engan Concentric Enclosed Hut Circle dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hut circle settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Gwern Engan Concentric Enclosed Hut Circle?

Gwern Engan Concentric Enclosed Hut Circle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CN299.

What other scheduled monuments are near Gwern Engan Concentric Enclosed Hut Circle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maen y Bardd Burial Chamber (5.2 km), Early Fields & Dwellings Nr Maen y Bardd (5.4 km), Cerrig Pryfaid Stone Circle (6.2 km).

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